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Tackle IELTS Listening Section 4 with Confidence

Learn strategies.

As has been noted, Section 4 is challenging for most IELTS candidates. As with all the most difficult parts of the exam, you need to be prepared with specific IELTS strategies going into the exam.

In Section 4, for example, here is a bit of IELTS exam knowledge: All the answers come in order. Underline the key words in the questions before you listen. Track the key words as you go, pointing to them with your pencil as the come up.

Remember- the answers will be words that you know, if you are of an intermediate/upper-intermediate level.

The road to IELTS SUCCESS is connected with 3 KEYS . Listening , as much as you try to get past it , is already there . Don’t limit yourself to one resource , get multiple perspectives . Teacher Jessica is a valuable source of guidence that helps you move forward .